Page 133 • (3,683 results in 0.036 seconds)
-
October 1, 2013 ‘Making Seafood Sustainable’ Mansel G. Blackford will be this year’s speaker for the Ninth Annual Dale E. Benson Lecture in Business and Economic history at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 7 in the Anderson University Center. Blackford, Emeritus Professor of History at the Ohio State University, will speak on “Making Seafood Sustainable: American Experiences in Global Perspectives.” Blackford has taught at OSU for the past 28 years and has received numerous honors and awards, including two
-
Summer Research Fellows Share Results PLU Students Share their Research Findings on Wednesday, November 3, 2021 Posted by: halvormj / October 15, 2021 October 15, 2021 By Michael Halvorson ’85, Benson Family Chair in Business and Economic History Are you curious about innovative historical research projects that are transforming PLU? PLU’s Business and Economic History Program invites you to learn more at a presentation of creative scholarship by the 2021 Benson Foundation Summer Research
-
August 14, 2012 Campaign ends, surpasses goal by $22 million A performance in the Studio Theater in Eastvold Hall, which was recently renamed the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. By Greg Brewis The university’s most recent fundraising campaign was launched amid buoyant economic times, in October 2007. By a year later, the bubble had burst, ushering in the Great Recession and years of financial turbulence. Still, the campaign concluded May 31, 2012, surpassing its $100
-
August 7, 2012 Inauguration festivities set to begin Sept. 4 To celebrate the installation of PLU’s 13th president, Thomas W. Krise, numerous public events are being planned in September, beginning with the opening convocation and inauguration ceremony, set for 8:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 4, in Olson Auditorium. The entire PLU community, including alumni and friends, are invited to the event. In the long standing tradition of PLU athletics, Spirit Weekend includes Women’s Soccer competing on
-
million to PLU, making her the single largest benefactor in university history. The three-year, $20 million endeavor completed in two distinct phases will officially open with the production of Cole Porter’s Tony Award–winning “Kiss Me, Kate” on the rechristened Eastvold Auditorium Main Stage. Jeff Clapp, who has spent so many of his years in this building, both as a student and a professor, will direct production. From the exterior, it appears little has changed since the days of the Chapel-Music
-
million to PLU, making her the single largest benefactor in university history. The three-year, $20 million endeavor completed in two distinct phases will officially open with the production of Cole Porter’s Tony Award–winning “Kiss Me, Kate” on the rechristened Eastvold Auditorium Main Stage. Jeff Clapp, who has spent so many of his years in this building, both as a student and a professor, will direct production. From the exterior, it appears little has changed since the days of the Chapel-Music
-
. Not just the politics, but also the people. “I became them,” she said of being viewed as a person who looked like “the terrorists.” “There was ‘us’ and ‘them,’” she recalled. And it wasn’t just in America this “us-them” mentality played out. In Iran she was viewed as a Westerner. The reality was a fear of the unknown, she told the students. “And you fear of what you don’t know. “The Iran I knew was not the same as the Iran they show on the news,” Sarmast said. “It was not my intention to become a
-
to the forefront,” Abbott said. She also works and volunteers for YWCA Pierce County, where she helps and advocates for victims of domestic violence. Leibold and Abbott competed together in the Miss Pierce County 2014 pageant and have remained friends since. “The Miss America program is kind of like a sorority; we meet all of these women and become friends,” Abbott said. Abbott will compete in the Miss Washington pageant in July; if she wins, she’ll advance to the Miss America competition. “I
-
Concert Hall on Nov. 11. Please see this link for a full listing of Veterans Day activities at PLU. Working in aviation as a Black Hawk helicopter mechanic crew chief, U.S. Army Sgt. Shumaker interacted directly with soldiers in the field, transferring them in and out, bringing supplies and locating enemies from the air for the front forces. He was part of history. “I wanted to be able to have the biggest effect possible,” said Shumaker, 38, who’s now a junior studying Political Science at Pacific
-
Alumni Feature: Jeremy Mangan Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / April 20, 2012 April 20, 2012 Who: Jermey Mangan – Graduated from PLU in 1998 with degrees in fine art and German Many SOAC students hope their careers turn out like Jeremy Mangan’s. Currently, he is included in Tacoma Art Museum’s 10th biennial, a group exhibition at Cornish College and a finalist for the prestigious and generous award called the Neddy. He’s the subject of a feature in an upcoming arts and culture publication and
Do you have any feedback for us? If so, feel free to use our Feedback Form.